Research their safety record

I haven't seen anything about this yet, so I'll post it. There is a very good way to research a company before you hire on. It's called SAFESTAT. It's a website that is run by the FMCSA. You can search for a company by name, or D.O.T. #. They give alot of information on a company's safety record, violations, even a list of every ticket written to that company. Look at their safety rating, they may have had a satisfactory rating at their last evaluation, but if you go to the safestat module, and you look for the ISS-D recommendation, you will see what the D.O.T. cop sees when he pulls you up on his computer. If your company is rated 1-49 you get a pass, 50-74 you may be worth a look, 75-100 inspection is warranted. I worked for a company that had a 99, (Mcleod Express), unfortunately I didn't find this before I hired on with them, and found myself wishing I had. There's a lot of info on this website, look close, and choose carefully.